Act 10:22, 1Ti 3:7 | ESV | STEP | And they said , Cornelius , a centurion , an upright and God - fearing man , who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation , was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say .

Acts 10:22

22 And they said, “Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and ^aGod-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by ^ba holy angel to send for you to come to his house and ^cto hear what you have to say.”

1 Timothy 3:7

7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by ^doutsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into ^ea snare of the devil.